Category: July 2018
Little improvement in gender balance of Iowa county boards and commissions
Only four of Iowa’s 99 counties have achieved gender balance on all appointed boards and commissions in 2018, reports the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics. This is down from the 2016 Gender Balance Project study that found six counties had achieved gender balance. In total, 58.92 percent of Iowa’s county boards are … Continue reading Little improvement in gender balance of Iowa county boards and commissions
Bystrom selected as a 2018 Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame honoree
Dianne Bystrom has been selected as one of four women to be inducted into the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame, presented by the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women. Bystrom has been the director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics since July 1, 1996. To highlight women’s heritage and recognize … Continue reading Bystrom selected as a 2018 Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame honoree
Leadership Studies Program outgrows Catt Center
Since it was created in 2008, Iowa State’s interdisciplinary Leadership Studies Program – originally called Community Leadership and Public Service – has been housed at the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics and directed by Catt Center director Dianne Bystrom. The program arose out of courses offered by the Catt Center since 2002 … Continue reading Leadership Studies Program outgrows Catt Center
Students explore leadership in Sweden for fourth year
From May 9 to June 2, 12 Iowa State University students and one lecturer participated in the fourth global leadership study abroad trip to Stockholm, Sweden. This study abroad experience is offered through the Leadership Studies Program, which is currently coordinated by the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics. While in Stockholm, the … Continue reading Students explore leadership in Sweden for fourth year
Manning-Ouellette to join Oklahoma State faculty
Amber Manning-Ouellette, a lecturer with Iowa State’s Leadership Studies Program for the past three years, has accepted a tenure-track faculty position as an assistant professor of higher education and student affairs at Oklahoma State University beginning in the fall 2018 semester. Manning-Ouellette earned a Ph.D. in educational administration and higher education with a graduate certificate … Continue reading Manning-Ouellette to join Oklahoma State faculty
College to host retirement party for Bystrom on Aug. 9
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will honor Dianne Bystrom for her 22 years of service as director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University with a retirement reception from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 9, in the Reiman Ballroom at the ISU Alumni Center, … Continue reading College to host retirement party for Bystrom on Aug. 9
Of note: news about center students, faculty, alumni and supporters
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics is pleased to recognize the accomplishments and activities of its students, faculty, alumni and supporters: Cameron Beatty, assistant professor in the College of Education at Florida State University, co-created a higher education podcast, Scholar Tea, with Shawna Patterson-Stephens, director of The Davis Center at Williams College … Continue reading Of note: news about center students, faculty, alumni and supporters